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1. how long can you prime fluids for in advance of infusion?

   BayBabyRN replied to BayBabyRN's topic in NICU

   The TPN/IL is off for four hours every day to give the patient's liver a holiday. So the TPN/IL come at let's say 5 pm and then the new infusion begins at let's say 9 pm. Some nurses prime and leave it at the bedside for a few hours with a cap on th...

2. uniform scrubs with embroidered "RN" offensive?

   BayBabyRN posted a topic in NICU

   Our hospital is going to take away rental scrubs and force RN's to buy their own, giving them a tiny amount in compensation- supposedly enough to buy two pairs of the most basic, cheapest royal blue synthetic scrubs from a designated manufacturer. We...

3. how long can you prime fluids for in advance of infusion?

   BayBabyRN posted a topic in NICU

   I'm working in a level III Nicu. The question the nurses all have is how far in advance of connecting and beginning the new TPN/IL infusion can you prime the fluids? Is there a higher risk for infection with a line primed in advance? It seems that ...